MANY KILLED AS FARMERS, HERDERS CLASH IN KATSINA

The source added that, when the relatives of the herder got the information that their brother had been killed, they trooped to Gora and started shooting at the farmers in sight, adding that no fewer than 12 persons were feared dead and nine injured during the clash at Gora Village of Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The Kastina State Police Command Public Relations Officer, , Isah Gambo further confirmed that, “the violent clash took place when a herdsman pushed his cows into the farm of a farmer who was harvesting his beans,”

He, however, said the violence has been brought under control, stating  that the police sent a contingent of mobile police officers to the area, as well as  another team of joint security comprising soldiers, police from anti-robbery squad and operatives from the State Security Service had also been deployed to the area.